The first Battlefield 3 expansion/DLC, called Back to Karkand, will offer 4 maps that have been remade for Battlefield 3. The maps won’t be recreated block for block, but will bring some changes and updates with them.

A new competition from DICE gives players the chance to name a control point in the new version of Gulf of Oman, one of the most popular Battlefield 2 maps. DICE’s new design philosophy is that the new Gulf Of Oman is set “a few years later in time than the original battles”. For a comparison, they’ve released the above screenshots, showing Gulf of Oman’s “beach” capture point in Battlefield 2, and its remake in Battlefield 3. You can check out the competition here.

To all BF2 fans out there, what do you think of Gulf of Oman’s new look?

Not sure if someone made it up but while back there was a rumor or something that B2K would be due around a month after Game Launch, which means we’ll be getting the Trailer (there’ll be one I’m guessing, since they’re calling this an Expansion Pack) pretty soon, along with Release Date.

On that note, I’m very curious to see how long until they announce their next Game this time. IIRC BF3 was announced very soon after BF2 was launched.